The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Li Zhe figured it was too late to go back to the village now, so he decided to spend the night in Jiang Su's courtyard in town and go back the next day.

Second day

Yin Baicai slept on the edge of the bed all night, when suddenly, in a daze, she fell off the stool.

The fall startled Li Mo awake. He opened his eyes blankly and saw Yin Baicai had fallen. He quickly climbed off the bed and said, "Mom, you hurt yourself."

Yin Baicai rubbed her sore bottom and said to Li Mo, "Little Mo, I'm fine. It's still early, you can sleep a little longer."

Li Mo shook her head: "Mo Mo isn't going to sleep."

Yin Baicai felt sore all over after lying down all night, so she stretched her arms and legs.

"Let's go wash up and then we'll cook dinner right away."

As Li Mo stepped out of the room, she suddenly asked, "Has Uncle not returned, Mother?"

Yin Baicai smiled and replied, "He'll probably be here soon. Let's cook the meal, and maybe he'll come back."

Just as Yin Baicai had said, he had just brought out the cooked porridge when there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

Li Mo ran to open the door, "Uncle's here."

Sure enough, when the door was opened, standing outside was Li Zhe, whom they hadn't seen all day.

This morning, Li Zhe finished explaining the remaining matters to Jiang Su and the others, and then returned to the village.

Li Zhe picked up the little rascal who had opened the door for him and asked, "Mo Mo, did you miss your uncle?"

Li Mo nodded shyly, then nestled into Li Zhe's arms and laughed.

Yin Baicai called out, "Come and eat quickly."

During the meal, Yin Baicai did not ask Li Zhe why he hadn't returned yesterday, and Li Zhe did not offer any explanation. He did not want to involve Yin Baicai in their investigation.

Huangfu

When Master Huang woke up, he heard about Yang Hu being kidnapped from the Wild Game Restaurant the day before.

He threw a huge tantrum, yelling, "Quickly order people to go and find him! You must bring Master Yang back to me!"

"Steward, take the money and go to the county government office. Find Magistrate Ma and have him send someone to find him for me. Dig three feet into the ground if you have to, and bring Master Yang back to me."

Butler: "Yes, sir, please don't get angry."

Huang Yuanwai's daughter, Huang Xilian, brought over a bowl of nourishing soup: "Father, please don't be angry. Let the steward handle the matter."

Master Huang sighed, "Lian'er, you don't know how audacious this thief is. He actually dared to kidnap my distinguished guest. He simply doesn't respect the Huang family at all."

While feeding Huang Yuanwai soup, Huang Xilian also tried to persuade him.

After Huang Xilian's comforting words, Master Huang felt somewhat at ease.

His own daughter was the most considerate, but she was his only daughter in his life, and none of his concubines had given him a son.

Hearing that Master Huang's wives had been frightened, they rushed over. Looking at Huang Xilian, who was taking care of Master Huang, the three women exchanged glances and thought, "Only this little bitch knows how to pretend."

Huang Xilian naturally looked down on the concubines her father had brought into the household, and when they came over, she pretended not to see them.

She continued to feed her father medicine as if he were invisible.

The three ladies feigned tears, saying, "Master, how could this happen to you? What would we do if something were to happen to you!"

Master Huang said coldly, "Alright, I'm fine now. First, we need to find Master Yang for me. By the way, Ping'er, doesn't your brother have quite a few connections? Ask him to help inquire as well."

Jiang Ping said with a worried look, "Okay, Master, I'll go tell him right away."

Master Huang nodded.

Yu Ming also heard about Yang Hu being kidnapped, as it had caused quite a stir in the town.

Early in the morning, the Huang family sent out many servants to search the town. After receiving the money from the Huang family steward, Magistrate Ma also sent his men to search the town.

Li Jiang, who was with Yu Ming, rushed back to tell Yu Ming as soon as he heard the news.

After listening, Yu Ming thought about it for a long time, but he was still unsure who had kidnapped Yang Hu.

He's already fled to such a remote town, could it be that those people already know his whereabouts?

After a moment of contemplation, he thought that he had not revealed any trace of his whereabouts in this place, and those who were tracking him would never have imagined that he was hiding in such a small town.

Perhaps Yang Hu was kidnapped by someone he offended; he shouldn't panic.

"Let's remain in the shadows for now. You keep a close eye on the Huang residence. We'll discuss the rest once we find out about Hu Zi."

Li Jiang left as instructed by Yu Ming.

He was also secretly worried, fearing that the group of people sent by the imperial court had caught up with them.

But they had already fled to this remote town, and besides, "Brother Snake" hadn't started selling Five Stone Powder in town; he had just let that rich man Huang try it first.

Logically, no one should know, but since "Brother Snake" said to keep quiet in secret, I'll go and keep an eye on the Huang residence first.

We'll make plans for the rest later!

Yin Baicai stayed by Li Mo's bedside all night and was exhausted this morning.

I managed to cook lunch for Ge Tian and the others, but I didn't even have time to eat before rushing home to catch up on sleep.

After finishing their meal in Getian, Li Zhe cleaned up the dishes and saw that there wasn't much firewood left in the house. He took a hemp rope and a wood-chopping knife and prepared to go up the mountain to chop firewood.

After lunch, Li Mo was carried back to bed by Li Zhe to take a nap.

Before leaving, Li Zhe made a point of locking the courtyard gate, because he didn't know where Cai Ge'er would get the key if she came over.

He wasn't too comfortable leaving Xiaomo alone at home without locking the door.

It seems that apart from himself and Cai Ge'er, Xiao Mo would shy away from everyone else in the village.

If we don't lock the door, it might be bad if someone comes to bully us.

And then there's that woman, Wang Huanhua. I heard Ge Tian and the others mention her while we were eating; she actually came to our door to cause trouble yesterday.

It seems it's time to give Li Jiang and his family a warning. After causing trouble time and time again, do they really think they're still the pushovers they used to be when they were kids?

It's not important that he ruined his own reputation, but he actually dared to make a scene in front of Brother Cai and Xiao Mo.

Unbeknownst to him, Li Zhe arrived at the front of Yin Baicai's house, looking at the tightly closed, dilapidated courtyard gate.

I just overheard him muttering a complaint that he had been sleeping all night, and that it was all his fault for not telling him sooner that he wasn't coming back. He must have fallen asleep while waiting for him.

Li Zhe thought to himself: What an idiot, he should just go to sleep if he can't wait!

But a sweet feeling welled up inside, and the midday heat brought a touch of coolness to my heart.

Then, Li Zhe turned around and went to Wutong Mountain alone.

Li Zhe placed the hemp rope he was wearing in the haystack on the ground, found a piece of dry firewood as thick as his thigh, and swung the wood-chopping knife in his hand.

Find the right direction, chop it down with one stroke, and after a few more strokes, the dry wood is felled.

Three hours later

Li Zhe followed the same method, cutting down many thick, dry trees, placing the hemp rope he had brought on the ground, piling up all the chopped firewood, and binding it tightly with the rope.

Li Zhe carried one end of his back and prepared to walk down the mountain.

Just then, a beautiful figure carrying a small basket on her back was walking towards Wutong Mountain.